[datalopers]

> I don’t understand the bi-partisan dislike of Tik Tok.

It's not hard to understand, it's literally because it's controlled by China.

[dmonitor]

Exactly. They can use it to boost the opinions that they favor. The feedback loop of "I talked about opinion X and got tons of love" and "I talked about opinion Y and everyone got mad / ignored me" is very powerful, especially on young people.

[moduspol]

Likewise:

* "X seems to be a pretty big deal because I keep hearing a lot of people upset about it"

* "I haven't seen anything about X. It must not be that big of a deal."

All social media seems to be moving toward individualized echo chambers, but it's another level when it's an individualized black box controlled by foreign interests.